"rust" meaning in Middle English

See rust in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rust/, /ruːst/
Etymology: From Old English rust, rūst, from Proto-West Germanic *rust, *rost, from Proto-Germanic *rustaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|rust}} Old English rust, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*rust}} Proto-West Germanic *rust, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*rustaz}} Proto-Germanic *rustaz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} rust, {{enm-noun|-}} rust (uncountable)
  1. rust (oxidisation of iron or steel) Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Metallurgy Categories (lifeform): Fungi
    Sense id: en-rust-enm-noun-u6i7qcot Disambiguation of Metallurgy: 29 27 15 29 Disambiguation of Fungi: 36 20 22 22 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 42 12 14 32
  2. (figurative) Moral degeneration. Tags: figuratively, uncountable Categories (topical): Metallurgy
    Sense id: en-rust-enm-noun-VgubJP~m Disambiguation of Metallurgy: 29 27 15 29
  3. (horticulture) A fungal disease of plants. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Horticulture, Metallurgy
    Sense id: en-rust-enm-noun-lIbnF63y Disambiguation of Metallurgy: 29 27 15 29 Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rost, roste, roust, rouste, ruste Related terms: rusten, rusty
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} rust
  1. Alternative form of rusten Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: rusten Categories (topical): Metallurgy
    Sense id: en-rust-enm-verb-DGnorUY2 Disambiguation of Metallurgy: 29 27 15 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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